Study Programmes 2015-2016
PSYC0044-1  
Human factors and systems reliability
Duration :
25h Th, 5h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Anne-Sophie Nyssen
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Human error is often identified as the first cause of accident nowadays. This course is about human reliability in complex systems. It presents the researches on human error and identify the individual, group and organizational factors that infuence safety. We learn how to analyze an accident taking into account the complexity of the work situation.
Learning outcomes of the course :
mastering of the reseaches on human reliability : fondamental researches, basic concepts and methods of accident analyse
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
lecture : Human error by J. Reason , Cambridge University Press 1990
"l'erreur humaine". J. reason, PUF,1993.
Assessment methods and criteria :
- oral presentation of the chapters of the book during the course
- collect and analyze of an accident situation : oral exam
 
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Prof. AS Nyssen assistants :
Mathieu.Jaspar@ulg.ac.be adelaide.blavier@ulg.ac.be